Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Join us this half-term for free, family-friendly arts and craft workshops in the Carriage Works, near the Mechanics Institute in the Railway Village, close to the pedestrian tunnel to the Outlet.

Free, and no need to book.

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Saturday 14th February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Future Earth Bunting Making
Cut, colour, and imagine the future! Drop-in and help decorate the Carriageworks in this Future Earth inspired bunting making workshop.

2pm - 4pm
Messages to the Future
Create a postcard to send to the future using printing, drawing, and collage. What do you want the future to remember about today? What hopes, promises, or images would you like to send forward in time?
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Sunday 15th February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Future Nature Gardens - help make a mural
Use collage and drawing to create a shared mural of a future natural world. What kinds of plants, animals, or landscapes might exist that don’t exist yet?

2pm - 4pm
Create a Spinning Earth decoration to take home
Make, spin, and imagine the future! Families are invited to create a spinning Earth decoration to take home in this fun, hands-on workshop inspired by the theme Living in the Future.
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Monday 16th February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Printmaking, pattern and sustainability
Get printing and explore pattern, nature, and sustainability. This relaxed workshop invites you to design and print images inspired by a greener future.

2pm - 4pm
Future City Sketch & Journal Lab
Step into the future and design a city of tomorrow! In this relaxed drop-in workshop, use drawing prompts, collage, and short journaling activities to create your own illustrated future city.
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Tuesday 17th February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Messages to the Future 
Create a postcard to send to the future using printing, drawing, and collage. What do you want the future to remember about today? What hopes, promises, or images would you like to send forward in time?

2pm - 4pm
Future Earth Bunting Making
Cut, colour, and imagine the future! Drop-in and help decorate the Carriageworks in this Future Earth inspired bunting making workshop. 
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Wednesday 18th February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Create a Spinning Earth decoration to take home 
Make, spin, and imagine the future! Families are invited to create a spinning Earth decoration to take home in this fun, hands-on workshop inspired by the theme Living in the Future.

2pm - 4pm
Future Nature Guardians - help make a mural
Use collage and drawing to create a shared mural of a future natural world. What kinds of plants, animals, or landscapes might exist that don’t exist yet?
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Thursday 19th February

10:30am - 12:30pm and 2pm - 4pm
Living Museum of the Future drop in clay workshop 
What everyday objects from our everyday lives will go into the museums of the future? Get hands-on in our fun drop-in clay workshop, where you'll make an artifact from today that will be found by archaeologists in 2525 to add to the display.

2pm - 4pm
Future Earth Bunting Making
Cut, colour, and imagine the future! Drop-in and help decorate the Carriageworks in this Future Earth inspired bunting making workshop. 
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Friday 20th February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Future City Sketch & Journal Lab
Step into the future and design a city of tomorrow! In this relaxed drop-in workshop, use drawing prompts, collage, and short journaling activities to create your own illustrated future city.

2pm - 4pm
Printmaking, pattern and sustainability
Get printing and explore pattern, nature, and sustainability. This relaxed workshop invites you to design and print images inspired by a greener future.
 

 

The Festival of Tomorrow - Arts and Crafts in the Carriage Works

Saturday 21st February

10:30am - 12:30pm
Future Nature Guardians - help make a mural
Use collage and drawing to create a shared mural of a future natural world. What kinds of plants, animals, or landscapes might exist that don’t exist yet?

2pm - 4pm
Messages to the Future 
Create a postcard to send to the future using printing, drawing, and collage. What do you want the future to remember about today? What hopes, promises, or images would you like to send forward in time?
 

 

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Georgia, young visitor

Highlight of school holiday week!

I visited with my children and they loved it, it was the highlight of their school holiday week. We will definitely come again next year!

- Parent

So many young female scientists!

It was amazing to see so many young female scientists .Every person we spoke to had lots of time for my children (6, 5 and 2), spoke to them and they left inspired and wanting to be scientists.

- Parent of young children

100% success!

The main reason we came was to show our children how interesting and entertaining science can be. The event succeeded 100% in doing this.

- Parent

Can't remember being at anything like this in Swindon!

We had such a great day! We can't ever remember being at anything like this in Swindon. Our children were so excited to try all the new things and have been talking about it every day since. There was such a friendly, positive atmosphere and the fact that it was free made an incredible difference.

- Parent

Great stuff for the kids!

Great afternoon out, great stuff for the kids!

- Parent

My whole family were entertained. Planned to stay an hour – it’s been 4 and we’re starving!

Amazing day! So blown away by all the staff: the knowledge and resources. My whole family were entertained. Planned to stay an hour – it’s been 4 and we’re starving!  Thank you for a great day. See you next time”

- Parent

A fantastic day for all the family!

What a fantastic day for all the family! We will definitely come next year! Thanks!

- Parent

It was my favourite thing I’ve seen all month!

It was my favourite thing I’ve seen all month – Georgia.

- Georgia, young visitor